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Leigh Cuen

Freelance reporter

Leigh Cuen is a tech reporter covering blockchain technology for publications such as Newsweek Japan, International Business Times and Racked. Her work has also been published by Teen Vogue, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, Mic, and Salon. Leigh does not hold value in any digital currency projects or startups. Her small cryptocurrency holdings are worth less than a pair of leather boots.

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Latest from Leigh Cuen

Markets

How Bitcoiners Can Protect Their Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis

CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by cognitive economist Leigh Caldwell, author of “The Psychology of Price,” to talk about mental health and cryptocurrency in a time of coronavirus crisis.

Mar 21, 2020

Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash

Policy

What an Uptick in 'Coinjoins' Says About Bitcoin's Value Proposition

A bitcoin privacy technology is seeing more usage as the global markets tank.

Mar 20, 2020

Credit: Shutterstock

Policy

Israeli Bitcoiners See Surveillance as Unavoidable During Coronavirus Crisis

Tracking mobile-phone data may save lives during the pandemic, but will it become a permanent feature of the surveillance state?

Mar 19, 2020

BTC HUB: The Tel Aviv Bitcoin Embassy is closed during the coronavirus pandemic. (Image via Facebook)

Policy

Controversial Group Behind Coronavirus Tracking App Has Crypto Ties

The coronavirus crisis may highlight the overlap between the surveillance state and the cryptocurrency industry.

Mar 18, 2020

Coronavirus (CDC/ Unsplash)

Finance

Gemini's Nifty Gateway Bets on Celebs to Drive Interest in Crypto Collectibles

The Gemini-owned Nifty Gateway just opened its marketplace for non-fungible tokens.

Mar 17, 2020

Nifty Gateway co-founders Duncan and Griffin Cock Foster

Finance

Retail Investors Are Buying the Bitcoin Institutions Are Selling, Traders Say

As institutions unload bitcoin, crypto’s traditional base – retail investors – is doing most of the buying, market participants said.

Mar 16, 2020

BRISK DEALINGS: “You still have a lot of people who are long that are trying to get out,” says an OTC crypto trader. (Image: Traders in the wheat pit of the Board of Trade in Chicago, 1920, via Shutterstock)

Markets

Ethereum Community Grapples With Coronavirus as EthCC Cases Tick Upward

A number of attendees who contracted COVID-19 at an Ethereum conference in Paris have gone public with their diagnoses in what some are calling an act of "radical transparency."

Mar 16, 2020

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Finance

Bakkt Touts New Payment Integration With Starbucks

Users of the Starbucks iPhone app are now being presented with “Bakkt Cash” as a payment option.

Mar 16, 2020

Bakkt President Adam White

Markets

Udi Wertheimer on Cypherpunk Myths and Bitcoin in Real Life

CoinDesk reporter Leigh Cuen is joined by VR meetup organizer Udi Wertheimer to talk about how bitcoin (BTC) fits into the broader cypherpunk movement.

Mar 14, 2020

Photo by Daniel Josef on Unsplash

Policy

Despite Bitcoin Price Dips, Crypto Is a Safe Haven in the Middle East

Bitcoin fell 40 percent this week from coronavirus shocks, but it's still seen as a safe haven in the Middle East.

Mar 13, 2020

Middle East
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